Bag support



A. DINKEL.

BAG SUPPORT.

men JULY 20. 1921.

1N VENTOR Awffiorgrjzhkai ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 9, 1923.

PATENT OFFICE.

ANTHONY DINKEL, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

BAG SUPPORT.

Application filed July 20,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTHONY DINKEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State ofNew Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in BagSupports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in bag-supports, and particularlyto a support for holding coal-bags in filling position.

The objects of my invention are to provide a simple, durable, andinexpensive support for holding a. bag in convenient position to befilled.

The invention comprises certain novel fea-. tures of construction,arrangement and combination of parts, hereinafter described and pointedout in the claim, but it is to be understood that modifications may bemade without departing from the scope of the invention.

A. preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of my improved bag-support,and,

Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing a coalbag supported in fillingposition.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a frame adapted to rest upon theground to provide a firm foundation for the support. The frame ispreferably U-shaped, as shown, and. provided with a cross-strut 2, theends of which extend outwards from the sides of the frame to giveadditional lateral stability.

Extending upwards from the side framemembers are two oppositely disposedstandards 3-3, each having its upper end bent inward and slightlyconcaved to provide supports for engaging the handles A of the bag B.The standards are suitably braced, as by means of the diagonal stays 5and 6.

7 indicates a tubular upright supporte at its lower end in a nipple 8fastened to the central portion of the rear frame-mem- 1921. Serial No.486,065.

her, and having a cap 9 on its upper end, which cap has an opening forreceiving the stem 10 of the hook 11. The hook can be lifted up anddropped down to engage over the rear edge of the mouth of the bag B soas to hold the bag distended while it is being filled.

A segmental brace 12, extending from the opposite standards 3 around theupright 7, is provided to tie the parts together.

It will be seen, from the foregoing de scription, that my inventionprovides a support-for conveniently holding a coal-bag in properposition to be filled, and that as the front end of the frame is open,and as the front mouth-portion of the bag is free from obstructions, theoperator can stand in close to the bag and can readily shovel coal intoit.

I am aware that prior to my improvements bag-holders or supports havingvertical standards have been devised, but with such holders it has beennecessary to clamp or hook the bags in place and to adjust the holder tothe size of the bag, whereas with my improved holder, having the upperends of the oppositely disposed standards bent inward, no clamping oradjustment is required as the bag is supported by its handles on theinwardly bent portions 4 of the standards and is held distended by thesliding hook 11.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patcut. is

A holder for bags having handles, comprising a frame open at the front,a pair of standards at opposite sides of the frame having their upperends bent inward at substantially right angles to provide fixed arms forengaging and supporting the handles of the bag. a tubular upright postat the rear of the frame, and a hook freely slidable in said post andadapted to catch. over the rear of the bag month to hold it distended.

ANTHONY DTNKEL.

